Admission

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Degrees & Programs

At Barton, you can achieve your educational and career goals in no time! Barton offers both transfer programs designed to easily transfer to a four year college and many career program options to put you on a faster track to employment.

Student Services

Barton offers a wide variety of Student Services dedicated to assisting students in maximizing their educational opportunities by supplementing their instructional programming. Our services are designed to directly enhance student learning.

Community

Taxpayers, stakeholders and community members will find a wealth of helpful information in this section of our website. Barton serves our students well, but our offerings and resources available to the community also are extensive.

About Barton

Barton County Community College was formed July 15, 1965, through an election by the people of Barton County, Kansas. The college has several campuses to serve students, as well as many resources available to members of the community.

Skills learned are easily transferred in the Art Department among multiple forms of media and toward other design disciplines.

Instructors inspire students through creative and forward thinking.

Transfer program option

Faculty has recent industry internship experience

About the Program

Encourages your creativity

Promotes your ability to generate fresh ideas.

Provides you the opportunity to use software to generate eye-catching media concepts and products

Offers you the chance to blend art and technology skills that will take you far into the future.

What kinds of careers are Barton graduates performing?

In house design work for training simulations on behalf of major corporations, ad composition for advertising agencies, page layout for a major sports team, web page design for local businesses, event design, quick print shops, sign shops, newspapers, full service commercial print shops, and in house graphics management.

Occupational Outlook

Graphic Designers can expect to earn between $30,600 and $53,310 annually Source: Kansas Career Pipeline

Growth potential:

Expected to grow approximately 10 percent due to the expansion of the video entertainment market, including television, movies, video, and made-for-Internet outlets

Curriculum Guides

Graphic designers find employment in a variety of settings, which include advertising, independent graphic studios, publishing houses, printing companies, service bureaus, newspapers, magazine publishers, financial/insurance institutions, television, fashion and movie studios. Advertising is an integral part of the business system, with major corporations spending over $100 million on web sites, ads, and commercials for print, broadcast, the Internet, and outdoor media. Well-trained, talented artists who have a mastery of artistic materials, techniques, different mediums and skills are more likely to gain full-time employment. Employers are hiring candidates who possess a variety of skills, especially knowledge of computer software, rather than specialists in one particular area.

Curriculum Guides
Associate in Arts (Transfer)
Barton Community College can prepare you for transfer to the college or university of your choice.